CONTROL - The Ian Curtis biopic

[Equipoise]

@Struan

A simple Google image search should give you a clue!

Well yeah, the guy is fucked up-looking NOW, but back in that era, the time frame of the movie, he was kinda cute, at least according to some of the other pictures I saw. Unless I’m just being wooshed. But man, was Mark E. Smith a meth addict or what? Hard living or something sure played havoc with his looks. It’s been interesting though, now that I’m reading more about The Fall, I’m realizing that the man was/is something of an insane genius.

[Spoke]

@Equipoise

Speaking of MES, there’s a bit in Control, I believe after Ian has his first seizure onstage, when he and the manager guy are in the dressing room, the manager guy says something along the lines of ‘it could be worse, you could be the lead singer of The Fall’ and Ian smiles. What does that mean?

I assumed the manager was joking about the fact that Ian had just taken a fall.

[The_Stafford_Cripps]

I think it was just a bit of inter group rivalry.

[BMax]

I caught it Friday night in SLC. I think it was a one night showing.

I really liked the stark, high contrast B&W & lack of incidental/background music.

[Hippy_Hollow]

@Talon Karrde

I’ve heard good things about the movie, and definitely want to see it.

As for music recommendations, I’d hold off on buying the actual albums as I think they’re getting rereleased soon. I recommend the compilation “Substance” anyway. It has few songs from either of the two albums, so buying them later won’t be too redundant. It has some great songs and is a good introduction.

I also recommend the compilation “Still.” Much like “Substance,” only a few more tracks. But it might be only available as an import, while “Substance” was released by Qwest Records in the US.

Fave JD tracks:

Digital
Warsaw
Transmission
Leaders of Men
Dead Souls
Incubation